Vocabulary

water plant; seaweed; algae

shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis

armored recovery vehicle; armoured recovery vehicle

armoured vehicle; armored vehicle

armored personnel carrier; armoured personnel carrier

device control character (e.g. DC1)

loading; charging; filling

clothing

errand runner

executable; movable

distance travelled; mileage

journey time; travelling time; travel time; transit time; run time

scan line (e.g. TV)

race track; course; express trail

ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of Obon)

perforations (e.g. in film)

man who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her

cashier's cheque; cashier's check; demand draft; remittance check

transmission and reception; sending and receiving

sending

victim; sufferer

distress signal; SOS

thaw; thawing

frost damage

eleventh month of the lunar calendar

frost columns; ice needles

poltergeist

special issue; extra issue; special number

breeder reactor

expansion rate; growth rate

revision and expansion (of a work); revision and enlargement

enlarged and revised edition

amplifier

increment

hated child; bad kid

abusive language

thankless role; ungracious part

organ transplant

entrails; giblets; tripe; offal

warehousing; storing in a warehouse